Event listing: Philadelphia Orchestra 01 | Usher Hall | Tue 30 Aug 2011 at 20:00

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Festival: Edinburgh International Festival

Programme

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Le chant du rossignol (Song of the Nightingale)
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose): Suite
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Symphonic Dances, Op.45
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	La Valse

Performers

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit	Conductor

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